What’s the Difference: Sawblade Tooth Angles

Top bevel, relief, and hook

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Tooth count is an important feature in how a sawblade performs—for example, cutting crown molding with a 14-tooth blade will create a mess, and cutting plywood with an 80-tooth blade will take a long time and possibly burn the wood. If you’re about to buy a new sawblade, though, you’ll also want to consider tooth angles.